clinch

名词 clinch:

1. (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
2. a small slip noose made with seizing
   同义词：clench
3. the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
4. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
   同义词：clamp
5. a tight or amorous embrace
   同义词：hug, squeeze

动词 clinch:

1. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
2. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
3. hold in a tight grasp
   同义词：clench
4. embrace amorously
5. flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
6. settle conclusively

1. The boxer clinch and the referee have to separate them.
   拳击手扭抱在一起，裁判让他们分开。
2. The fate of the billion-dollar Taj Mahal in Atlantic City hung in the balance late last night as Donald Trump raced to clinch a deal with bondholders aimed at staving off an involuntary bankruptcy for his giant casino hotel.
   大西洋城价值十亿元的泰姬玛哈的命运吉凶未卜。昨天深夜特朗普分秒必争地与债权人达成协议，以解除他规模庞大的赌博酒店被迫破产的厄运。

clinch

v.（动词）
clinched,clinch.ing,clinch.es
v.tr.（及物动词）

To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.
敲弯，敲平：通过弄弯或弄扁突出的一端来固定（如钉子或螺丝钉）
To fasten together in this way.
钉牢：用此方式固定在一起
To settle definitely and conclusively; make final:
了结，结束：明确地和最后地解决；最后确定：
例句：
.The cocktail circuit is a constant and more contracts are clinched over paté than over paper.(Ann L. Trebbe)
.鸡尾酒巡回是经常性的，定购所消耗的鹅肝馅饼的合同比签订的合约要多得多.(安L.特雷比)

Nautical To fasten with a clinch.
【航海】 用绳结捆绑
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be held together securely.
敲弯，钉牢：牢牢地固定在一起
Sports To hold a boxing opponent`s body with one or both arms to prevent or hinder his punches.
【体育运动】 扭住对手：用一只或两只胳膊扭住拳击对手的身体防止或阻碍其用拳击打
Slang To embrace amorously.
【俚语】 拥抱：热情地抱住
n.（名词）
Something, such as a clamp, that clinches.
钳子，夹子：敲弯用的某物，如夹钳
The clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet.
敲弯部分：钉子、螺丝钉或铆钉的敲弯部分
Sports An act or instance of clinching in boxing.
【体育运动】 扭住对手：拳击中扭住对手的行为或情况
Nautical A knot in a rope made by a half hitch with the end of the rope fastened back by seizing.Also called clench
【航海】 反抓拉紧，活结圈套：绳子一端通过拽拉系住的活结索套也作 clench
Slang An amorous embrace.
【俚语】 拥抱：多情的相拥

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Variant of clench
clench的变体